Beaufort District

Beaufort District

Daerah Beaufort
Beaufort District Daerah Beaufort
District
	Beaufort District Council office.
	Official seal of Beaufort District Seal
	Coordinates: 5°20′44.84″N 115°44′40.43″E / 5.3457889°N 115.7445639°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Interior
Capital	Beaufort
Government
• District Officer	Mohd. Shaid Othman
Area
• Total	1,735 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	64,350
Website	www.mdbft.sabah.gov.my; ww2.sabah.gov.my/pd.bft/

The Beaufort District (Malay: Daerah Beaufort) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. The capital of the district is in Beaufort Town.

Etymology

The district was named after the former British North Borneo Governor Leicester Paul Beaufort.^[1]

History

The area of Beaufort was discovered by the British in 1898 during the administration of the North Borneo Chartered Company.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the population of the district was 64,350 inhabitants.^[3] The population is divided among the larger communities and the total area of the district as follows:

Beaufort District	64,350 inhabitants
Beaufort	12,742
Bukau	50
Gadong	11
Kota Klias	203
Limbawang	1
Lingkungan	13
Membakut	516
Padas Damit	125
Weston	334
Remaining areas	50,355

References

^ "Latar belakang Daerah Beaufort" (in Malay). Beaufort District Council. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "Profail Daerah Beaufort" (in Malay). Beaufort District Office. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] "Latar belakang Daerah Beaufort" (in Malay). Beaufort District Council. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[2] "Profail Daerah Beaufort" (in Malay). Beaufort District Office. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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